Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagoras' theorem uncover more proofs
theguardian.com
theguardian.com
(in the coolest possible way) :P
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269677 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40274980
(The news in this submission is the new ones, but that's on the older Pythagorean theorem news, as those linked above are, in headline at least.)
Oof, I died a little. Mathematics, and mathematicians, are so misunderstood. There's no one way to be a mathematician! Some of us just see the world through a different lens, find academia tedious, and end up solving other people's problems, well outside of the conventional realm of mathematics.
And speaking from personal experience, when people dismiss you on account of your appearance, "I've got a PhD in math" can punch through the prejudice.
Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there.
> Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there.
That's a lark for layfolk. If I wanted to participate in beauty pageants, I'd have done that. But I chose discrete math, and lately its application to physics. But I find that I'm repeating myself, so I'll stop here.